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Whether you're in the thick of the newborn nights, navigating the four-month regression, or wondering why your eight-year-old still won't stay in bed - you're in the right place.
This is where I share what 25 years of working with families has taught me: the research that matters, the myths worth busting and the practical, realistic advice that actually works in real family life.
No judgement. No one-size-fits-all answers. Just honest sleep support - from someone who's seen it all, and who also knows what it's like to be a tired parent.
- Katie
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Are You to Blame for Your Child’s Sleep Problems?
One of the most common themes that comes up in sleep consultations is parental blame. Parents often tell me they feel responsible for their child’s sleep problems. They worry that they have created the habits, caused the frequent waking or somehow made their child unable to settle without them. And when they are exhausted and desperately need sleep, there can be an awful amount of guilt attached to making changes. They know their child might cry. They know their child might p
Katie Palmer
Sep 45 min read
Why Won’t My Baby Nap? Understanding Daytime Sleep Struggles
If your baby is refusing naps, you may feel as though you spend most of the day trying to get them to sleep. You rock. You feed. You walk around the room. You put them down carefully, hold your breath and creep away... And then, ten minutes later, they’re wide awake. Or perhaps your baby does sleep, but only for 30 minutes at a time. You spend longer getting them to sleep than they actually spend asleep, and by the afternoon you’re wondering how on earth you’re going to make
Katie Palmer
Aug 196 min read
Toddler Waking Too Early? Why Your Toddler Wakes Before 6am and How to Help
Why Is My Toddler Waking Before 6am? If your toddler is ready to start the day while it's still dark outside, you're certainly not alone. Early morning waking is one of the most common reasons parents get in touch with me. It can be especially frustrating because, after a broken night, that extra hour of sleep can make all the difference. The good news is that early waking isn't usually caused by just one thing. Before assuming it's become a habit, it's worth taking a step ba
Katie Palmer
Jul 275 min read
Why Every Baby Sleep Website Gives You Different Advice (and Who Should You Trust?)
There has never been more information about baby sleep. And yet, parents have never seemed more confused. Every day I speak to mums and dads who arrive feeling overwhelmed before we've even started talking about their child's sleep. They've read articles, listened to podcasts, watched reels, joined Facebook groups and downloaded tracking apps. Most have genuinely tried everything they can think of. What they usually say is something like: "I don't know who to believe anymore.
Katie Palmer
Jun 294 min read
Do In-Person Sleep Consultations Get Better Results?
“You go to their house? In person? Isn’t that a bit… weird?” A fellow parent asked me this at the school gates recently, genuinely puzzled. I’d just mentioned I was working that evening — helping a family through their toddler’s bedtime struggles. The idea that a sleep consultant might actually be there, in the room, at bedtime, struck her as unusual. It’s a fair question. And the answer says a lot about how I work — and why many families choose in-person sleep support when
Katie Palmer
Jun 115 min read
Will Sleep Training Damage Attachment? What the Research Really Says
"Will sleep training damage my bond with my child?" It is one of the questions I am asked more than almost any other. Usually quietly. Often with a lot of guilt behind it. Many parents worry that changing the way they respond at bedtime or overnight could somehow damage secure attachment or affect the bond they have built with their child. And when you are exhausted, emotional, and googling at 2am after another broken night, it is very easy to feel frightened by some of the a
Katie Palmer
May 205 min read
How To Find A Sleep Consultant You Can Actually Trust
The baby industry is brilliant at selling hope. The sleep industry, unfortunately, is no different. From white noise machines, rocking cribs to starlight projectors — the products are beautiful, the packaging is reassuring, and the promises are compelling. But most parents eventually discover that what they've bought is something aesthetically lovely and practically useless. Exhausted and still searching for answers, they head back online. What they find there can be just as
Katie Palmer
Apr 163 min read
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